Madre de Dios River

The Madre de Dios River is a river shared by Bolivia and Peru which is homonymous to the region it runs through. On Bolivian territory, it receives the , close to the town of , which later joins with the Mamore River to become the after the confluence.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 276 metres (906 feet)
  • …is also known as “Río Alto Madre de Dios”
  • Description: river in Peru and Bolivia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manu Airport.
is an airstrip serving the village… is situated 2½ km west of Madre de Dios River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boca Manu.
is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Madre de Dios River.

Madre de Dios River

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Latitude
-12.28333° or 12° 17′ south
Longitude
-70.86667° or 70° 52′ west
Open location code
57VFP48M+M8
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Madre de Dios River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Río Madre de Dios”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Madre de Dios”
  • Azerbaijani: “Madre de Dos çayı”
  • Basque: “Madre de Dios (ibaia)”
  • Basque: “Madre de Dios”
  • Bulgarian: “Мадре де Диос (река)”
  • Bulgarian: “Мадре де Диос”
  • Catalan: “Madre de Dios”
  • Catalan: “riu Madre de Dios”
  • Chinese: “馬德雷德迪奧斯河”
  • Chuvash: “Мадре-де-Дьос”
  • Croatian: “Madre de Dios”
  • Czech: “Madre de Dios”
  • Dutch: “De Madre de Dios”
  • Dutch: “Madre de Dios”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مادر د ديوس”
  • Esperanto: “Dipatrin-Rivero”
  • Esperanto: “Dipatrino-rivero”
  • Esperanto: “Madre de Dios”
  • French: “Rio Madre de Dios”
  • French: “río Madre de Dios”
  • French: “Río Madre de Dios”
  • Georgian: “მადრე-დე-დიოსი”
  • German: “Madre de Dios”
  • German: “Rio Madre de Dios”
  • German: “Río Madre de Dios”
  • Greek: “Μάδρε δε Δίος”
  • Greek: “Ποταμός Μάδρε δε Δίος”
  • Hebrew: “מדרה דה דויס”
  • Hebrew: “מדרה דה דיוס”
  • Interlingua: “Fluvio Madre de Dios”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Madre de Dios”
  • Italian: “Madre de Dios”
  • Japanese: “マードレ・デ・ディオス川”
  • Japanese: “マドレ・デ・ディオス川”
  • Kazakh: “Madre-de-Dʹos”
  • Kazakh: “Мадре-де-Дьос”
  • Kazakh: “مادرە-دە-دوس”
  • Latin: “Flumen Matris Dei”
  • Latvian: “Madre de Djosa”
  • Lithuanian: “Dievo Motinos upė”
  • Lithuanian: “Madre de Dios upė”
  • Lithuanian: “Madre de Diosas”
  • Macedonian: “Мадре де Диос”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Madre de Dios”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Madre de Dios”
  • Norwegian: “Madre de Dios”
  • Persian: “رود مادره د دیوس”
  • Polish: “Madre de Dios”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Madre de Dios”
  • Quechua: “Amarupa mayu”
  • Quechua: “Mayutata mayu”
  • Quechua: “Mayutata”
  • Russian: “Мадре-де-Диос”
  • Russian: “Мадре-де-Дьос”
  • Serbian: “Madre de Dios”
  • Serbian: “Мадре де Диос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Madre de Dios”
  • Spanish: “Alto Madre de Dios”
  • Spanish: “Amarumayo”
  • Spanish: “Madre de Dios”
  • Spanish: “rio madre de dios”
  • Spanish: “río Madre de Dios”
  • Spanish: “Río Madre de Dios”
  • Swedish: “Madre de Dios”
  • Turkish: “Madre de Dios Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Мадре-де-Дьйос”
  • Ukrainian: “Мадре-де-Дьойос”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Madre de Dios”
  • Welsh: “Afon Madre de Dios”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manú River and Isla del Platanal.

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